Coconut Island (Oahu Island)
Coconut Island, or Moku o Loʻe, is a 28-acre island in Kāneʻohe Bay off the island of Oʻahu in the state of Hawaiʻi, United States. It is a marine research facility of the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) of the University of Hawaiʻi.
Coconut Isle in Kaneohe Bay
Coconut Island in 1935
Kāneʻohe Bay, at 45 km2 (17 sq mi), is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands. This reef-dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the northeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu. The largest population center on Kāneʻohe Bay is the town of Kāneʻohe.
Kāneʻohe Bay on a calm morning viewed from the Kokokahi YWCA at the south end of the bay. Coconut Island appears in the middle of this picture.
Mokoliʻi, a prominent island at the northern edge of Kāneʻohe Bay
The bay seen on a clear morning from Heeia Kea Small Boat Harbor Marina pier looking north towards Mokoli'i
Koʻolau Mountain Range seen on a clear morning from Kaneʻohe Bay on a boat